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Glenda Caulder, left, and Kathy Houlihan shared a laugh as Kathy, who said "I love beads" collected some strands for-the-taking at the restaurant on Tuesday, March 8, 2011 during lunch at Bourbon 'n Toulouse, 829 Euclid in Lexington, Ky. Tuesday was Fat Tuesday, a traditional Mardi Gras celebration observed by some restaurants in Lexington, including this New Orleans style restaurant. Photo by David Perry | Staff

Employees Hurshel Wingate (cq), left, and Tami Pieratt served both dine in and to go orders on Tuesday, March 8, 2011 during lunch at Bourbon 'n Toulouse, 829 Euclid in Lexington, Ky. Tuesday was Fat Tuesday, a traditional Mardi Gras celebration observed by some restaurants in Lexington, including this New Orleans style restaurant. Photo by David Perry | Staff

Employee Tami Pieratt called out names for both dine in and to go orders on Tuesday, March 8, 2011 during lunch at Bourbon 'n Toulouse, 829 Euclid in Lexington, Ky. Tuesday was Fat Tuesday, a traditional Mardi Gras celebration observed by some restaurants in Lexington, including this New Orleans style restaurant. Photo by David Perry | Staff

Craig Rogers carried his crawfish etouffee to his table on Tuesday, March 8, 2011 during lunch at Bourbon 'n Toulouse, 829 Euclid in Lexington, Ky. Tuesday was Fat Tuesday, a traditional Mardi Gras celebration observed by some restaurants in Lexington, including this New Orleans style restaurant. Photo by David Perry | Staff

Customers could grab strands of beads displayed around the restaurant on Tuesday, March 8, 2011 during lunch at Bourbon 'n Toulouse, 829 Euclid in Lexington, Ky. Tuesday was Fat Tuesday, a traditional Mardi Gras celebration observed by some restaurants in Lexington, including this New Orleans style restaurant. Photo by David Perry | Staff

The lunch line spilled out the door on Tuesday, March 8, 2011 during lunch at Bourbon 'n Toulouse, 829 Euclid in Lexington, Ky. The Chevy Chase Inn and The Beer Trappe provided overflow seating for Bourbon 'n Toulouse. Tuesday was Fat Tuesday, a traditional Mardi Gras celebration observed by some restaurants in Lexington, including this New Orleans style restaurant. Photo by David Perry | Staff

Mark Richardson, left, and Max Perlin, right, carried orders of freshly cooked crawfish and vegetables in the parking lot beside Onizim's Restaurant, 735 East Main St. in Lexington, Ky., Tuesday, March 08, 2011. Owner Charles Verrette had 300 pounds of crawfish and 200 pounds of shrimp flown in this morning from Louisiana for today's Fat Tuesday celebration. Verrette was boiling both, along, with vegetables, in the parking lot. Charles Bertram | Staff

Mark Richardson, left, and owner Charles Verrette, right, prepared orders of crawfish in the parking lot beside Onizim's Restaurant, 735 East Main St. in Lexington, Ky., Tuesday, March 08, 2011. Owner Charles Verrette had 300 pounds of crawfish and 200 pounds of shrimp flown in this morning from Louisiana for today's Fat Tuesday celebration. Verrette was boiling both, along, with vegetables, in the parking lot. Charles Bertram | Staff

Orders of shrimp, crawfish, and vegetables cooked by owner Charles Verrette in the parking lot beside his Onizim's Restaurant, 735 East Main St. in Lexington, Ky., Tuesday, March 08, 2011. Owner Charles Verrette had 300 pounds of crawfish and 200 pounds of shrimp flown in this morning from Louisiana for today's Fat Tuesday celebration. He was boiling both, along, with vegetables, in the parking lot. Charles Bertram | Staff

Owner Charles Verrette boiled crawfish and shrimp for Fat Tuesday, in the parking lot beside his Onizim's Restaurant, 735 East Main St. in Lexington, Ky., Tuesday, March 08, 2011. Owner Charles Verrette had 300 pounds of crawfish and 200 pounds of shrimp flown in this morning from Louisiana for today's Fat Tuesday celebration. He was boiling both, along, with vegetables, in the parking lot. Charles Bertram | Staff

Owner Charles Verrette did a crawfish and shrimp boil for Fat Tuesday in the parking lot beside Onizim's Restaurant, 735 East Main St. in Lexington, Ky., Tuesday, March 08, 2011. Owner Charles Verrette had 300 pounds of crawfish and 200 pounds of shrimp flown in this morning from Louisiana for today's Fat Tuesday celebration. He was boiling both, along, with vegetables, in the parking lot. Owner Charles Bertram | Staff

Owner Charles Verrette was ready for Mardi Gras as he did a crawfish and shrimp boil in the parking lot beside his Onizim's Restaurant, 735 East Main St. in Lexington, Ky., Tuesday, March 08, 2011. Owner Charles Verrette had 300 pounds of crawfish and 200 pounds of shrimp flown in this morning from Louisiana for today's Fat Tuesday celebration. He was boiling both, along, with vegetables, in the parking lot. Charles Bertram | Staff

Some of the steaming 300 pounds of crawfish boiled by Charles Verratte in the parking lot beside Onizim's Restaurant, 735 East Main St. in Lexington, Ky., Tuesday, March 08, 2011. Owner Charles Verrette had 300 pounds of crawfish and 200 pounds of shrimp flown in this morning from Louisiana for today's Fat Tuesday celebration. He was boiling both, along, with vegetables, in the parking lot. Charles Bertram | Staff